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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-10

What is tho prica Of Club Skates in B,s.
ton? Have You asen any real caps?
Uncle John meaps to. give me money
suppose. I'm afraid It won't be much. I
have to study like the Dickens. ! don't
like to have tho boyu ahead Of me, and
they don't, You bet. ] think lshall l,a an
Arctic explorer, or else pork-packer. u
wish you would enquire the coat Of a St.
RsgasId dog. Have you priced good
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CAT AND SNAKES.

Pussy Charms Them by Her Purr and They
Fall Easy Victims.
The ruins of the old Web barn, at the end
Of West Walnut street, which was set on fire
by the Brimmer gang of fire bugs and
burned down about five years ago, offers
excellent harborage for snakes, and the
place now is literally overrun with them.
Mr.. Kautz, who now lives on the place,
has killed q number, some of them
being black and copperheads. A cat
belonging to Mr.. Jacob Pontz, just
across the road, has brought several into his
yard and deposited them in front Of his
door, when they were soon dispatched by
three feet, which was brought over by the
cat, was found by young son of Mr.. Pontz,
who took stick to kill It, but on his ap-
proach the snake at once showed fight and
the boy concluded to call his father. Imme-
diately on his retiring the cat commenced to
purr and the snake thrust its head between
the folds of the coil and seemed to enjoy the
cats purring. The slightest advance, how
ever, Of Mr.. Pontz would arouse the snake
and cause it to assume hostile attitude.
The snake was finally killed, and since
then it has been observed that the cat exerts
the same power over those that have since
been captured by it. The snakes make no
effort whatever to escape from the cat, and
Mr.. Pontz says he can't understand how the
cat manages to draw such big snakes across
the road. 1t is remarkable that no one has
been bitten, as the place is q general resort
for the children in the neighborhood. A
party of boys who crossed the place on Sum
day found and killed four large snakes all
within few feet of each other.-Lancaster
EE0WtNer
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THE LOVE THAT IS OURS.

A grave old man and maiden fair
Walked together at early morn;
The thrushes up in the clear cool air
Sang to the farmer planting his corn.
And v! how sweet was the fresh turned
mold!
And o how fair were the budding trees
For daisy's silver and daffodirs gold
Were full ofthe happy honey bees.
"Ah look there's an empty nest, !" she said
"And l wonder where sing the last years
birdsp
Then the old man quickly raised his head,
Though scarcely he noted her mudng
words;
He tore the nest from the swaying tree,
He flung to the winds its moss and hay,
And said "When an empty nest you see,
Be sure that you throw it far away"
"But why?" she asked with q sorrowins
"Why may not the pretty home abide p
because" he answered, "'twill be place
In which the worm and the slug will hide.
Last year twas fair enough in its way,
1t was full of love and merry with song;
But days that are gone must not spoil today.
Nor dead joys do the living joys wrong"
The maiden heard with thoughtful facs-
Her first false love had gone far away
And she thought, Is my heart becomA 4.
place
For anger, and grief, and hate to stayf
Down, heart, with thy sad, foraaken nest
Fling far thy selfish and idle pain.
The love that is ours IL always the best
And she went with . smile to hR Wor1f
again. -Hayper's laGgGona x
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CALEB BOSYWIgK'S LUCK.
BY n. A. rREsNAN.

~ AZ -
OOR Caleb was in despair. The most
ylIX) perdatent and RELENTLESS sort Of An.
1 % luck had pursued this meek and
. o exemplary little man for 90 long
that he had erown quite Accustomed to bay.
inR things 10 more or less awry with him,
and heordinsrilv ACCENTED Fate's small spite.
f,,lness quite q I matter of course.
But this last misfortune seemed too much
for even Caleb Bostwick's admirable patience
and forbearance.
For brief SPACE he vayered between tears
and profanity over his browning ill-fortune !:
then, at last, his manhood asserted itself and
hemildly swore. He said "well, It's too
dern'd badr'
Itreally was too bad. For score Of long
and weary years Caleb had risen early and
wrought late for the very moderate stipend
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ferry landing for jostlins Calsb and Who
might have taken tie roll Of money. Hop
ing against despair, Caleb pressed forward
through the crowd, and, bank book In hand,
waved frantic signal toward the strsnger.
the dspSss1 s sasnn you IT. sssIsd "a ON
seXf Going q thiity-one, 'rty-one 'rty-cne;
aemen u9ing, going. goqel This gentle
Name plesse'" and he smiled blandly 1t
The poor little man was utterly con.
bid oif some valuable piece Of property, and
. feeling Of horror came over him - he felt
that he must publicly disavow his intention
and explain that he only wanted to arrest
the attention Of . = well;dressed 1 dressed gentleman
stammered out: my name Is Bostwick r.
and q the crowd. parted TO enable him TO
advance he felt that It would be merciful
dispensation TO be permitted to sink
through the earth to-even China. Clutch
ing bis bank book more firmly, he
ton TO The auctioneer Who stood in
bland and smiling expectation. At
this critical moment, hand on his shoulder
the bank book shoulder -caused him to
turn and face the intruder who hindered the
culminstion Of his days misery. Zone mo-
''don't settle vet, II you please. win YOU
take . Thousand }or your bargain f' mo,
SIR" stammered poor Caleb sn xious to ex;
then, say fifteen hundred and I'll give You a
"rll telf you what I'll d." persisted the
stranger. "T'n give you 5000 to turn the
bargain over to me. My old man wants the
house, but I'm blessed II Ill give penny
over e3Sy00o for Il. VIII you take it9 Yes
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time. In January, 1854, be, in conpoG
with W. ]. Arkell, took hold Of IN J611I
convinced that there was ample room }}
two papers Of the kind. The policy q Tl{
ytdas being straightout RepublicSu. -,
Puck having Democratic leaning. the g. J
fiict between these two journals d very int
M. Gillian comes Of an artistic stock. m
father was an artist, and three out Of I'M
fathers four sons have followed In his f0o1tl
steps. Personally, Mr.. Gillian h very -
tractive. His manners are excellent and hi
voice is low and musical. He IL five feet and.
. half inches in height; has . wealth q.
black hair, which he combs In the Pompa-,
dour style, and Q fine brown mustache. Rut
q frock coat on him and he would be oosfly:
taken for minister. True to the instincts ct
a Bohemian, he has remained o bachelor,
So much has been written about Gillian -
an artist and his work is so generally well
known that there is little left to be said. He
and Keppler are so much in advance of their
contemporaries that l can't think of one who
them. Perhaps Keppler is more original,
easy and natural, and even Opper may pcss
sess more real fun but Gillian excels them
all in strength, execution and color. He 10
the Titan of the cartoonists and his warm.
sunny nature is always to be found wrapped
up in his best work.
c. J. TAYLOR.
G. ]. Taylor, who has been dong 30 much.
work on PUCK during the past year, wasl
born in New York city August II, 1851. In
1869 he went to Harper's as an apprentice.
At the end of nine months the firm, Of
which Fletcher Harper was at that time the
guiding spirit wished to make contrAct
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life, which he tried to sell at auction, but
found that sort of life precarious. While
engaged n his Bohemian US1.o work he took
painter Of "The Old Kentucky Home"
At that time, Mr.. Taylor says, he was
too poor. to pursue his art education
but, having q studio in the University
building, where Mr., johnson, was estab-
est in him and instructed him in colors and
painting, as well as criticising. his work.
During this period Mr.. Taylor painted
hundreds of landscape pictures in oil,
which he sold to dealers and at auction.
1873 he Joined its staff and began to
draw cartoons and do general work. His
first cartoon was picture of q paper build
ing, with small outline pictures, explanatory
of the subject, and figures Of the directors Of
dust in the peoples eyes. He thought car:
looming would be an immense success, and
deemed it a good plan to acquire q store OF
varied knowledge and to discipline his mind;
so, in 1873, he entered Columbia Law School.
for the Graphic; but as the strain was too
severe and he wished to obtain q degree, he.
resigned from that paper and devoted the
whole of 1874 to the study of law. He re-
ceived his diploma in May, 1874, and, at the
was elected secretary. VIM. Walter Phelps
was chosen alumni orator at the same time.
Mr.. Taylor had as classmates at Columbis
Law School Robert Ray Hamilton, mem-
ber of the New York Assembly for three
terms; Hugh Reilly, now district attorney OF
Albany, N. Y; VIM. G. Gulliver, one Of the
directors of the new Madison-square Garden
scheme and q brother of Theodore Roose-
welt, the latter being then in the junior
class, as was also VIM. Waldorf Astor, ex-s
minister to Italy. After leaving the law
school Mr.. Taylor formed legal firm, in
company with Edward Nicoll and Adam e.
Schatz; but he Withdrew after six months
and returned to the Graphic, where he re-
mained until 1882, when he took studio
and did general work, which he exhib-
tied at the exhibitions. After leaving the
Graphic Mr.. Taylor was elected a member Of
the salmagundi Club and American Black
and White Society. He continued to work
for himself until April, 1885, when he Joined
the staff of Puck. Last summer, in company
with Julian Ralph, he "did'' the fashionable
seaside resorts for the Sunday Sun. The full
page accounts were very exhaustive, and three
days were devoted to each place. While the
sketches were rough and hurriedly executed,
Mr. Taylor says they were true to life In ap-
pearance Taylor is the beau-ideal of an artist.
He is six feet in height; has a large head and
a very long one, which is covered with bushy
hair slightly tinged with gray. His nose n
large and rather pointed, and he wears Q
medium mustache and side-whiskers. He 10
married and has two children. His home II
in East Orange, N. j., where he has resided
in his own house for five years. He ID
steady worker, and even works five nightA
out Of the seven.
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"A Salt Water Monster Captured In Fish
Meta In Chesapeake Bay.
Senner Brothers, commission merchants,
1l6 Hollingsworth street, received yesterday
by the York river steamer Danville one of
the largest If not the largest turtle ever
shipped to this city. It is Of the trunk back
species, and weighs about 500 pounds. It
was caught Tuesday by g. Hogg and son at
Gloucester Point, York river. The turtle
became entangled In some nets running out
rom the shore and could not free itself. II
was hauled in by ropes. About dozen men
were nseded yesterday to put It in wagon.
back yesterday on the lower floor Of their
store, where It was viewed by many people.
1t d said this turtle u the third Of its kind
ever seen here. It measures nearly seven
fest from the head 10 the tip of the tail. The
shel!, which - smooth and shaped like Q
trunk, and not 20 hard that II will not yield
to pressure by the hand, ct the broadesf part
back u black under the belly II is spotted
with white. The two immense i1n-like ap-
pendagss growing out on either side near the
head, when stretched out, measure across
nearly seven feet. The fins vt the tail are
smaller, and the tail Is short. The head Il
very large, and the eyes In keeping with the
Of the other partss At the
thiekea pazt the headis probably nine inches
e Si.nsts., e. The The back resembles black
A pure loggerhead turtle ID white, but Q
trunk-hsad g black, II be Il not disposed
Of soon tank viii bs made for the cuxiosity,
whaEe he cen have salt water, and eajoy .
square meal of nsh or other food, u be will
ook-1sfc(pesv AMsrteon.
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THE OLD LADY SORRY,
She Gave the Good Young Man whe had
Met the Gang . Dollar to 60 Home.

She Gave the Good Young Man whs had
Met the Gang Dollar to 60 Home.
A very young man with bang, and
light derby hat slightly tilted on the back of
his head, stood at the corner of Worth street
and Broadway to-day and wept bitterly. A
motherly looking old lady pushed her way
through the crowd surrounding him and
asked what his trouble was. Between his
sobs he exclaimed:
"Tm lost! I'm lost ~
"Well, get policeman and be taken
home"
"I'm not lost that way. I'm lost morally.
came to town yesterday and some strange
young man took me out to paint the town.
60 they said-and shall never be able to
face my Sunday-school scholars again. And
besides / squandered 81 rs collected last
Sunday. at church for the missionaries in
South Africa"
Have you got any money to go home
with?'
"Not cent. spent all the a brought
from Orange with me with those bad men,
and can never, never forgive myself
The nice old lady gave the young man 81,
telling him to go home at once. With thanks
profuse he started around the corner, but he
only got half way down the block when he
passed through swinging door and called
for whiskey with little absinthe.-NeD
York Nail and Express.
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Antiquity-How Cartoons are Made-Ar-
pier, Bernhard Gillian and G. J. Taylor.
Caricature Is an art that can be traced
back until it is lost in antiquity. Upon
circumstantial evidence 1t is safe, think,
to say that IL was coeval with the first
appearance of man on this earth; for,
as an appreciation of the ludicrous side
of life is inherent in person, SO, also,
is the faculty of portraying 1t in some
way or other. When the walls of Pom
peii were unearthed forty years ago col
ored frescoes of ludicrous figures, ami
mails, etc., were found, and among the
Chinese are still extant comic figures known
to be over 1000 years old. Indeed, among
sculptures of the Egyptians of 1900 years
ago are some of the most humorous con-
ceptions and caricatures.
But caricature as power never reached
its height until the last quarter of a century,
when its influence grew SO great that, as you
know, Bismarck forbids the sale of several
humorous papers in Germany (the London
Punch among others) for fear of the popular
effect of some caricatures of himself; and it
is matter of recent history that Mr.. Blaine
threatened to sue Puck during the campaign
of 1884 for publishing Gillams "Tattooed
Man" cartoon. Boss Tweed is said to have
offered to pay $4,000 if the Harpers would
discontinue their attacks upon him. II
don't mind the newspaper editorials said
be ..but d-n tbose n;cturesI Tho noor
man does not read papers much, but every
body can understand those cartoons"
The present style of cartooning in color
was originated in France and first anneared
~, .,;. $50, =, c. T.,,a;.na I ~o.
III 'his couh'ly III oaI ,a1,,iSIu. ~, ~, paper
was puonshed there called 1he wasp, wnlcn
was prlnteu IN DlacK Win one tlnt; IL ls now
printed IN coiors. Mr: keppler started the
German t."c6 in st. Louis, in 1871 which came
to an untimely death WITHIN iew months.
IN 1915 ne revived II IN new fork' ana soon
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drew for the comic German papers. Finding
this did not pay, he joined dramatic troupe
and assumed at will the role of TRACE
dian, dian and ID comedian: me h The company I!s foan-
doing the accomplice and assistant act.
About 1869, feeling that the country was too
small for him, he came to America, settling
in st. Louis. There he began to work in
earnest. Most of his time was spent in max
ambitious for that work and induced some
friends to aid him in establishing the German
Puck. st. Louis was poor city for such a
paper, and the venture lived only few
months. Thwarted, but not discouraged,
Keppler came to New York in 1872. His
genius was at once recognized, and he and
Matt Morgan drew cartoons on Leslie's in
opposition to Mast on Harper's He re-
mained with Leslie until 1876, when, in COM
pany with A. Schwartzmann, he revived the
German Puck, the English edition of which
was not mistaken, and the paper was an
assured success almost from the start. He
has always been quick in appreciating young
genius, and there was never anything in the
country too good or too expensive for Puck,
which has been a father to the whole
younger generation of cartoOnists and
fortune to its owners.
Personally, Mr.. Keppler impresses one as
q dashing, brilliant man. He is five feet ten
inches in height, of military bearing, with
large mustache and gOatee. Great masses OF
hair seem to float on the top of his head.
His temperament is quick and nervous, but
his disposition is very genial. His home is
in Inwood-o Hudson, where he has a
beautiful house. surrounded with all the
comforts that success and the fulfllment of
long-deferred hopes can afford.
BERNHARD GILLIAN.
Bernhard Gillian, prince Of cartoonists,
was born in Bambury, Oxford, England,
October 2s 1856, and is still young man,
considering the reputation he has won. He
came to New York fifteen years ago and
entered lawyers Office, but following the
natural bent Of his mind he covered more
foolscap pages with character sketches than
with legal notes, and after couple of years
the lawyer found that he could dispense
with young Gillam's services. Mr.. Gillian
conceived the idea that he could draw car
toons: He spent four days on a draw;
by receiving the munificent sum Of 81
for the idea, the drawing being declined.
This experience lessened his enthusiasm,
and for the next six years he became
a sort of artistic tramp, being by turns
an engraver, portrait painter and designer for
show cards, etc. In 1879 he accepted an en-
gagement as cartoonist on Frank Leslie's
Weekly. Mr.. Leslie dying soon sfterward,
and the policy of the paper being changed,
which paper he drew for some time. Dur
ing the Garfield Hancock campaign he was
upon the staff of Harper's Weekly, drawing in
conjunction with Mast. In 1881 the owners
of Puck sent for Mr.. Gillian and engaged
him at q high salary. Preceding the cam
paign Of 1884 he invented the 'Tattooed
Man" which created such a sensation at the
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Caleb's eyes began to bulge. He realized
THAT he was being offered q, 900 to back out
of his blunder. With one supreme effort
he refrained from falling dead at the feet of
his persistent stranger, and with strange
procrastination asked:
.'But why didn't you bid it off yourself?"
work in; thought the old duffer wouldn't
begin the sale so early. Is It trader" ut
is.n gasped Caleb, as he saw the stranger
draw out from his wallet handful of certi-
fed checks and select two of 81 900 each
from the goodly fellowship Of the greater
ones.
case and fitted it to its holder "You see," !"
he remarked, as he indorsed the checks, ~
like to get things all settled up tight and
fast while am about II, 30 there won't be
any backing out" 80 do l." said Caleb
simply.
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,hera's deputies held the key he discovered
hat the smallsroll Of money remaining over
nom last weeks wages after the modest
weekly bills had bean paid had in some
mytef!ow manner escaped ffom the snug
he susve and polite stranger Who spoiosised
% gracefully Tor jostling him at the ferry
.anding could have told what had become Of
he money. But this was only surmise.
The fact Itself was beyond conjecture; the
money was gone. True, 1t was only q few
paltry one and two-dollar bille-only .'aces
sss. u:ss!s :sid but a' f.'0@ O.s W.. 11o's %o.s
the heals o. tie other disaster, than the
unsuecessfnl opening Of the richest kind Of .
lackpos would have been to the gay and brill
lrIystsly Snd e TIE inner sslf), "Mell, dash
Il al any way r. But whatever there was Of
comfort and ralief In these .scape valve
emissions nom an overcharged heart, they
did not t6rniah the curative solace Of
resource Of expedient. What TO do was the
ncs S:S pS y Kin xsSh befSTs ,S cssIs @
lay his hand upon twelve or fifteen hundred
dollaEs there IVES chance for him and the
cash In the old eentIeman's factory, together
with sure income Of more than double the
wegs The little man had bean receiving.
Whet eood, however, ives such an ofer TO
c1sbI As wes = ar nom having sl,ooo
Noodily he turned toward the bank to
dra! the sum uscsese!yto pay the rent, and,
paoHing n, af}0 3 tedious walt for the door
e cPo, - sev The little eaying that
stood betveen him and dire dislfess shrink
inte ~! mors elaSming inSgnincsnee
1bsssSI ~ s. nishs ~ sssia 1S Ssocms s "a VIC, Sic
tim ~ oF1i fnetnua 10 kaa,k thn umunav
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On Wednesday of last week, while one of
Mr.. r. T. Mills sons was plowing in field
about mile from this place, he discovered
an alligator about five feet long crossing the
field and going in the direction of a pond
near by. Thinking he would have some
sport by stopping and teasing it he left his
find that 1t did not halt upon his approach,
whereupon he gave chase, but was left be.
hind in the race. The alligator jumped into
q large ditch and disappeared for few min
utes. After waiting short time the young
man discovered that the ditch was alive with
Just then with his rifle and killed twenty.
from one and q half to six feet in length, and
says he couldn't miss them out of the NUM-
ber he saw in the ditch.-Sylvania (0a.)
Telephone
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Boxeman. Then, when the snow was
deep in the Yellowstone valley, he packed
his animals, mounted his Saddle horse
and rode down the Yellowstone to COM
plete the trade he had started to make
the previous fall. And he made II and
It was highly profitable.
One Of the first Indians Liscomb saw
in the great winter camp of the Teton
Sioux was lame in his right foot and his
face was disfgured by fresh scar. He
nized his face - the ghastly mask he had
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. .
Such Joy Il We with Love 10 walk
The month Il was the month Of May-
When We with Love began 70 talk.
Such Joy Il We with Love 70 walk,
We did not ses Fate's shadow stalk
Beside %, where flowers hid the way,
Such Joy Il was with Love TO walk
The month Il ives the month Of May.
We loved 20 well, In that old time;
But We and Love grew old together
Old age forgets youths golden prime
We loved 70 we'll in that old time,
But youth and truth II h that rhyme,
And winter follows summer weather.
We loved 10 we'll, in that old time,
But we and love grew old together.
-Cotta0s Hearth.
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SHOCKS HIS FRIENDS.
A Man Struck by Lightning Develops In
Powerful Human Battery.

A Man Struck by Lightning Develops late
Powerful Human Battery.
Reimhold Passier, one of the men struck
by lightning during the electric storm, has
developed into human battery. He was
paralyzed by the shock, but the paralysis
and pain passed away in few days, and
it was thought he would speedily get well.
Soon after he was seized with a spasm, and
those who touched him were shocked by Q
current as if from battery.
He now has the spasms at regular inter
walls, and says he feels the current of cleo
tricity coursing through his body from head
to feet. His hair bristles up during the at
tack. The case is attracting the attention Of
many of the physicians here.-&. Lovts
Special
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fancy baker,
and the boy
fostered a
love of art
from or n a.
m e n t j n g
wedding and
and birthday
cake 8 with
quaint and
curious de-
sign 8. He
then m q d e
copies of fine
c o 8 t u m e.
plates, which
he offered for
sale, and SUBJ
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